Background
Goel, Rakesh K. was born on July 26, 1959 in Delhi, India.
Goel, Rakesh K. was born on July 26, 1959 in Delhi, India.
Bachelor of Technology, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, 1982. Master of Science, University California, Berkeley, 1985. Doctor of Philosophy, University California, Berkeley, 1990.
Junior engineer, management trainee EIL, New Delhi, 1982-1984. Senior engineer PMB Systems Engineering, Inc., San Francisco, 1985-1986. Assistant professor Syracuse (New York ) University, 1995-1997.
From assistant professor to professor California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, since 1997, chair, since 2008.
Fellow American Society of Civil Engineers (Amman research fellow 1989, Huber Research prize 2000, Norman medal 2001). Member Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.